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Christi Craig is a native Texan living in Wisconsin, working by day as a sign language interpreter and moonlighting as a writer. She leads a creative writing class at a retirement center and a Roundtable at Redbird-Redoak Writing. She is a regular contributor at Write It Sideways and an Editorial Assistant for COMPOSE: A Journal of Simply Good Writing. Her stories and essays have appeared online and in print, and she was a Finalist in Glimmer Train's Family Matters Competition.
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Redirect: Writing in Short Form
Today I’m guest blogging for Rochelle Melander, the Write Now! Coach, and talking flash nonfiction: There are certain stories my gut wants me to put down on paper. Like the one about the summer I turned twenty-two, when I climbed … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, flash nonfiction, Guest Post, Rochelle Melander, Write Now! Coach, writing
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When Less Equals More, Guest Post by Rochelle Melander
Today, I welcome Write Now! Coach, Rochelle Melander to the blog. Rochelle and I met a short while ago over coffee, and, while I nibbled away on a giant blueberry muffin, I groaned about my inability to move beyond the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, novels, Rochelle Melander, tackling big projects, Write Now! Coach, writing
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Author Douglas W. Jacobson on Research for Historical Novels
Douglas W. Jacobson is a fellow Wisconsinite who writes historical fiction. Both of his World War II novels, NIGHT OF FLAMES and THE KATYN ORDER, have received recognition and accolades from state organizations, and his website carries over thirty articles … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, Douglas W. Jacobson, historical fiction, NIGHT OF FLAMES, research, THE KATYN ODER, World War II novels, writing
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Deciding to Write a Memoir, Guest Post by Sandra Bornstein
I met Sandra Bornstein after posting an author interview with Erika Dreifus, as Sandra was the winner of Quiet Americans. Sandra came to the blog as a reader, but today she shares her experience as an author. She’s crafted a lovely … Continue reading
From Writing Prompts to Props: Introducing Toshio Ninomiya
Great writers will always surprise you and leave you thinking of their stories long after you’ve reached the end. This is true of my friends at the Retirement Living Center, who came to our monthly writing class last Saturday with … Continue reading
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Tagged Christi Craig, old hat, Toshio Ninomiya, writing, writing prompt
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